Hi all,
I recently bought my first Benchmade- a Ritter Mini Griptilian, which I've been carrying regularly for a while now. Recently I decided it was time to put my own edge on it, and in the process I came to realize that the flat grind differs from side to side. I apologize in advance for my descriptions- I'm still a little fuzzy on blade terminology. Anyways, the grind is a little lower on the left side than on the right- see these pictures for details:




I normally wouldn't care that much, but the lower grind on the right has resulted in a raised lip of metal on the right hand side that prevents me from sharping a centimeter or so of blade, as the lip is much wider than the flat ground portion. I've run it on the sharpmaker at 15 dps per side for long enough to put a very (but not shaving) sharp edge on the rest of the blade and the lip is still present. Is this enough of an issue that Benchmade might replace the blade, or is my best bet to sharpen it down to the correct angle?
I recently bought my first Benchmade- a Ritter Mini Griptilian, which I've been carrying regularly for a while now. Recently I decided it was time to put my own edge on it, and in the process I came to realize that the flat grind differs from side to side. I apologize in advance for my descriptions- I'm still a little fuzzy on blade terminology. Anyways, the grind is a little lower on the left side than on the right- see these pictures for details:




I normally wouldn't care that much, but the lower grind on the right has resulted in a raised lip of metal on the right hand side that prevents me from sharping a centimeter or so of blade, as the lip is much wider than the flat ground portion. I've run it on the sharpmaker at 15 dps per side for long enough to put a very (but not shaving) sharp edge on the rest of the blade and the lip is still present. Is this enough of an issue that Benchmade might replace the blade, or is my best bet to sharpen it down to the correct angle?